Kelly Clarkson has “no regrets” about leaving her marriage to Brandon Blackstock, a source close to the singer tells PEOPLE exclusively.
“She’s doing really well,” the insider said. “She’s happy to leave LA for NY. She has primary custody of the kids and is a great mom.”
They added that “although she likes to work, children are her world” and “she is very practical and fun”.
The source continued: “The divorce was difficult, but she bounced back quickly and has no regrets.”
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The pop star, 41, and Blackstock, 47, were married for almost seven years before splitting in June 2020.
The former couple got engaged in December 2012 and married in October of the following year. They have two children together: daughter River Rose, 9, and son Remington Alexander, 7. (Blackstock is also father to son Seth and daughter Savannah from his previous marriage to Melissa Ashworth.)
Clarkson filed for divorce from the music manager in 2020, which was finalized two years later.
Speaking exclusively to PEOPLE in January 2024, the “Because of You” singer called her divorce from Blackstock “extremely difficult.”
“You feel lonely and it’s a real blessing to have an outlet for those emotions that overwhelm you,” she said, speaking of her latest album. Chemistry.
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Kelly Clarkson attends the 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Crypto.com Arena on February 4, 2024 in Los Angeles.
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Kelly Clarkson is suing ex-husband Brandon Blackstock months after a $2.6 million verdict
On March 15, four months after a California labor commissioner ruled that Clarkson’s ex-husband owed her $2.6 million in past commissions for overstepping his legal limits as her manager, she filed new documents claiming that he actually owes her many more.
The “Stronger” artist filed documents in Los Angeles alleging that Blackstock — who was Clarkson’s manager from 2017 to 2020, the same year she filed for divorce after seven years of marriage — has been violating state labor laws since 2007 ., when she entered into a verbal agreement with Starstruck Management, a company founded by his father Narvel Blackstock in 1988.
Since the previous ruling in November only covered 2017, Clarkson’s new documents, obtained by PEOPLE, seek “a full and complete accounting from Starstruck of all monies received by Starstruck, directly or indirectly, in connection with any and all contracts , employment or engagements that in any way relate to personal services [Clarkson]”, including commissions, fees, profits, advances and production fees.
Attorneys for Blackstock did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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